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Of all the employed workers in the United States, 12.5 million are part of a temporary workforce. The United States Bureau of La

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问题     Of all the employed workers in the United States, 12.5 million are part of a temporary workforce. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 9. 2 percent of workers as those who have【C1】______they term " alternative employment arrangements. " The government predicts that temporary staffing agencies【C2】______experience growth of 49 percent by 2010. If numbers increase at the rate【C3】______, these companies will add 1. 9 million new jobs by 2010. That’s more than any【C4】______industry.
    Temporary workers were the first ones to be affected by the recent economic recession, but they are【C5】______to be the first to regain positions as the economy picks up and companies work to rebuild. Employers use temporary workers as a resource because【C6】______offer flexibility and come at a low cost. Many temporaries are categorized as " independent contractors" instead of employees,【C7】______allows the employer to avoid【C8】______certain taxes. Because they are not required to offer benefits to temporary workers, companies can save a great deal of money by hiring temps. Usually, temporary workers can qualify【C9】______benefits if they work for a staffing company for a certain length of time. Most temps, however, do not continue with one company long【C10】______to qualify for them because they regard the position as a step on the ladder to a【C11】______position later.
    According to Richard Wahlquist, president of the American Staffing Association, 75【C12】______of temporary workers hope for transition out of the temporary staffing category【C13】______a period of time. Wahlquist finds that temporary workers spend about 11 weeks on various assignments before their【C14】______out of the temporary workforce. Many use temporary positions to gain experience and skills【C15】______they move on to better jobs. Wahquist says that the temp workforce as a whole turns【C16】______400 percent each year.
    Tom Dilworth, research director at the Employment Policies Institute, explains【C17】______some workers like having temporary jobs【C18】______it affords them a great deal of elasticity with time and everything. Some temps only have a limited【C19】______of time to work and temp agencies can help coordinate jobs to fit their schedules. Other sometimes-employees use temporary jobs to get an【C20】______to a company from the inside, to get a foot in the door of a certain business or career. Still others take temporary positions in hopes their employers will change them over to permanent positions eventually.
【C4】
选项 A、more
B、one
C、else
D、other
答案D
解析 语境搭配。more than表比较，后面接的是除上文提到的行业以外的行业。
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